Rising to a beautiful day, the rain storm of yesterday having vanished overnight, the Colca Lodge  looked amazing in the morning sunlight.

Here are a couple of views, one from in front of the dining room, the other from the car parking area high above the lodge - we were breathless after the short climb up due to the altitude!

The third view was taken after a drive down the valley, over a bridge, and back up the other side.

The drive up the valley took us through amazing landscapes, including an area where a landslip had destroyed the old road and uprooted several large trees.

There is a picture of me and Alan at the Colca Canyon in my photograph album

At around 9am we reached the Cruz del Condor, a fabulous look out point high on the canyon's edge.

We were very fortunate in seeing many condors at the canyon, here are some of the better photographs.

We spent a couple of hours here sitting and watching these impressive birds, which seemed to be showing off in front of us!

I like the one of the two condors perched on a rock sunning themselves!

Above is a group shot (from left to right), yours truly, Ann Collins (Mum), Chris Riley, Alan Loze, Susan Garwood, Tim Riley & Steve Garwood.

Here is mum standing by the plaque on the edge of the canyon.

Growing near the edge were these attractive plants, fantastic bright colours!

We particularly loved the blue lupins with their attractive grey leaves which seem very common in Peru.

The burial chambers contained mummies, which have now been removed to museums.

There are several such rocks in different locations in the canyon.

As usual, the stopping places had local people selling their souvenir wares. There local costumes and smiling faces are very photogenic.